Lipstick holder



Patented Nov. 16, 1937 Nathan Kasdan, New York, and Richard F.

F. Landwehr, L'aurelton, Long Island, N. Y., assignors I:o Majestic Metal Speoialtles, Inc., New York, N. Y. a corporation oi.' New York Application O'otober 20, 1934, Serlal N0. 749,136

UNITED STATES PATENT] OFFICE 16 Claims.

This invention relates toa holder for cosmetio sticks and the like, and has for its object to simplify and cheapen the construction thereof. An-

other object is to provide a. slow motionrotary 5 actuated device of this dass which has a helical guide means bent from a stamped plate and arranged at such an angle as to hold the carrier in extended 'position against end thrusts. A further object is to provlde such a device havinz 10 a, pair of thin relatively rotatable tubes or sleeves each slotted to receive a carr ier pin and in which the bearing action of one tube rotating on the other is made smoother by havixfg them slightly spaced apart throughout the major portion o! their length. v

Referring to the dra.wi-ng, Fig. 1 shows the autside of one embodiment of this invention.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section through the device 013 Fig. 1.

.Fig. 3 is a longitudinal seotion showing the carrier in extended position.

Fig. 4 shows the outside of the inner one of the helically slotted tubes or sleeves.

Fig. 5 shows the unter one o1. the'helically 25 slotted sleeves.

Fig. 6 is a longitudinal view partly in section of a slightly modified construction.

The device of the present invention comprises a casing I provided with a removable cover' II 30 which is taken oft befor e movement o1! the ac-' tuator I2 120 eject the carrier I3 containing a stick II 015 rouge or other toile t preparation. A sleeve I is within the outer sleeve I0, the inner sleeve containing a helical slot or guide means 35 I1 while the outer. sleeve I0 contains another helieal slot or guide meahs I0, which is substantially, equally and oppositely inclined to the flrst v slot I'I.

The tube I5 is of thin sheet iron or other soft 40 metal provided with a coating of tin, as is customary for metal with which the rouge might come in contact. The tube I5 is only about .012 inch in thickness, being formed fronl a. flat sheet stamped out and rolled to the desired diameter.

45 When the sleeve is p'ermanently secured within a two step enlargement, the first step at each end designated by the numbers 22 and 23, is formed by an integral enlargement which consists of 55 bearing surfaces on which the outer tuhe I6 may rotate with respect to the inner tube Due I;o these tubes being of very thin sheet material, it

' has been foundthat they are in danger of becom- Ing distorted or flattened in handlingand stacking, or from unknown causes.

Even a slight flattening of one of these tubes might aff ect the ease with which one rotates with respect to the other, and in order to eliminate a danger of some part of one tube catching on some part of another, it ha's been found desirable to keep the major portion of the length of these tubes Slightly spaced apart. This is why the bearing surfaces 22 and 23 are provided. Figs. 2, 3, and 6 illustrate how these bearing suriaces 22 and 23 keep the tubes I5 and I6 slightly spaced apart. The second step at each end portion of the tube I5 is for the purpose of taking up any end thrusts between the tubes I5 and. IG. At the top, this second step comprises an enlarged bead 25, while at the bottom the shoulder 20 formed by the top edge of the actuator cap constitutes the lower abutment for end thrusts on the sleeve I0. The tube I5 is permanently secured to the actuator cap I2 by clamping the end of the tube I5 extending into.the cap as shown in Flg. 3. A rounded disc*20 having its periphery bent as illustrated is adapted to hold the tube I5 and the cap I2 securely together, after pressure on the disc 20 has forced the flexed ends into tight contact with the Wall of the tube I5, by a slighi'. expansive action of the disc 20. The actuator cap 'illustrated is a lathe or sorew machine product and its Wall is thickened or reinforced at '2I to withstand any strain due to the disc 20.

Projecting from the carrier I3 is the usual carrier pin- 24 and in this instance the carrier pin extends through the slot I'I in the sleeve I5 across the slight space separating the sleeves I5 and IG, and into the helical guide means I8 ot. the tube I6. The sleeve I5 is also formed. from a rolled stamped sheet, but preferably this sleeve I6 is formed of a material hairing a slight resiliency or tendency to open so that the longitudinal edges are spaced apart as shown in Flg. 5 when the sleeve is out 01 the casing.

'I'his slight expansive tendency of the sleeve I6 sufiices to hold this sleeve frictionally secured to the casing I0 so that it is stationary while the sleeve I5 is rotated by the actuator I 2.

abutment for the removable oap or cover II. In

Fig. 3 the space between the sleeves I5 and I0 is indicated by the numeral 21.

Fig. 6 is simila'r to the construc tion illustrated The shoulder 28 on the casing constitutes an .-so that when the cover II is placed in position the. outside diameter of the cover and the enlarged portion 30 of the casing are substantially the same and the holder with the cover in place gives the appearance of being acylinder of substantially uniform diameter. In Fig. 6 the frietional contaot between the casing portion 29 and the sleeve I6 holds the sleeve IG stationary whlle the inner sleeve I 5 is being rotat'ed by the actuator I 2. Instead of filling the sparte between the enlarged portion 30 of the caslng and the tube I6 with an additional sleeve or strlp, lt has been discovered that providing a. circumferentlal bead 3I on the lower end portion of the tube IG serves the same function at less cost.

Among the advantages cf thls ihvention may be mentioned the provislon of an inexpensive slow motionrotary actuated holder for cosmetic sticks and the like. The use 013 a relatively low pltched thread; that is, a thread or helical guide means havin'g an inclination of 45 degrees or more to the vertical is desirable in order that the stick material may be held in extended positlon without danger of its being retracted underjthe appllcation 015 a light downward thrust upon it. When this is so, the carrier does not have to be held in extended position but is held automatically by the low pitch helical guide means. The provision of a screw thread having any desired low pitoh is a. simple matter, aside from cost. Such low pitched threads genera'lly require a seamless tube and a lathe operation in forming them. On the other band, the cheapest constructlon-lnvolves a tube or sleeve wln'ch ls made by the stamping-out of a flat sheet and then rolllng the sheet to the deslred' diameter. Where such stamped tubes are rolled, the presence 015 a longitudinal slit where their edges substantially abut is lnevltable. It is extremely difiicult to cut a helical guide means slot or screw thread across the slit in such a th1n -tube without complicatlons in both assembly and sleeve, I II.

operation with consequent dax1ger of the carrier pin sticking as it passes the s1it. In order to partake of the advantages of the stamped out rolled sleeves in cheapness of constructlon and also to partake of the advantages of a low pltch holder, lt has been founddesirable to have the -arrier pin guide slots in ea'ch sleeve inclined about 45 degrees as shown, with the slot in one sleeve inclined in an opposlte direction to that in the other. Such an arrangement gives the desired slow motion without the necessity of either slot attempting to cross the slit in its sleeve. l Another feature contributing to smoothness of operation ls the use of the bearingsurfaoes 22 and 23 for keeplng the sleeves; I5 and I6 slightly spaced apart; Another feature is the securing of the sleeve I5 within the actuator cap I2 by means of the flexed dlsc 20 having slight expansive action to hold the walls of the tube I5 tightly in place againstthe walls of the eap I2.

The use of the annular spacing bead 3I in Fig. 6 does away with the need for an additional sleeve or spacing tube between the caslng and the outer Instead 01 havlng tm actu atcir I2 knuiled' or otherwlse roughenedas is common, lt has been l'ound desirable to havethe surface of the actuator relatively smooth so as to allow the operators band to sllp or sllde around the perlphery alter the carrler has reached an extreme posltlon 01 Its travel ln'elther dlrectlon. This lessens the stress plaoed upon the c'arrier pin and upo'n the T pin, said sleeves sleeves I5 and I6, and reduces' the shock of impact caused by the carrier pin reachlng the ends of the guide slots I'I and I 8. In other words, wlth the thln sheet metal sleeves used in this invention the operators band on the actuator functlons after the manner of a slipping clutch after the carrier has reached an extreme position of its travel. In order to prevent the operators hand from slipplng longitudinally of the casing, lt has been found desirable to provide a groove 32 between a pair.of ribs. The adjacent edges of the ribs are preferably fairly sharp to also assist the operators band from slipping longitudinally.

'Instead 015 'only one groove between two ribs, additional ribs aiid grooves may be used to pr0vide a larger grlpplng surface longitudinally of the casins.

lt is placed in the casing III, may or may not be closed or substantlally Contiguous one another, but

' preferably these edges do abut.

- rier pin, said guide means being at such incllnation as to hold the carrier against downward movement under an axial thrust, each of said sleeves being longitudinally slit and neither guide means crosslng the slit in lts sleeve.

2. A cosmetic stick holder 'comprislng a carrier, a pair of sleeves surrounding the carrier and capable of relative rotation therebetween, a pin projectlngfrom the carrier into cooperation with said sleeves, said sleeves being provided with oppositely inclined helical guide means for the Carrler piri, said guide means being at such inclination as to hold the carrier against downward movement under an axial thrust, each of said sleeves being longitudinally slit, and said guide means in each sleeve being substantially less than 360 'degrees in extent and substantially equally inclined ani not crossing the slit in 'its sleeve.

3. A cosmietic stick holder comprising a carrler, a pair of sleeves surrounding the carrier and capable 0I relative rotation therebetween, a pin projecting from the carrier into cooperatlon with said sleeves, said sleeves each being slit provided intermediate the sides of said slit with helical guide means for the carrier pin inclined at lea'st about as much as 45 degrees to the longitudinal axis of the lipstick holder, helical guide means of one sleeve being oppositely inclined to that in the other.

4 A cosmetic stick holder comprising a carrier, a pair of sleeves surrounding the carrler and capable of relative rotation'therebetween, a pin projecting from the carrier into cooperation tion with said sleeves, at least one of said sleeves being provided with helicalguide means for said being spaced apart except at their ends.

a pin projectlng from the oarrler into co0peration with said sleeves at least one of said sleeves belng provided with helical guide means, at least one of said sleeves being of thln rolled mateiial 'longitudinally slit, and zfians adjacent the end portions of said sleeves for keepi&g them sllg htly The longitudinal edges of. the sleeve I6, when rier, a pair of sleeves surrounding the carrier' and capable of relative rotation therebetween, a pin projecting from the carrier intb cooperati0n with said sleeves, at least one ofsaid sleeves being provided with helical guide means; at least one of said sleeves being of thin rolled material longitudinally slit, and means adjacent the end portions of said sleeves for keeping them slightly spaced apart throughout most of their length and constituting bearing surfaces oh which the relative rotation between said sleeves takes place, and means foi taking end thrusts in either direction between said sleeves. 7. A cosmetie stick holder comprising a carrier, a pair of sleeves surrounding the carrier, at least one o1 saidsleeves having a helical guide means thereon the other of said sleeves having a guid'e means of at least about thesame longitudinal extent as said helical guide means, one o1 said sleeves'bleing fixed and the other rotatable relatively th ereto, a projection from the carrier extending into cooperation with the guide means of each sleeve, one of said sleeves being provided adjacent each end with a two step enlargement, the first steps bei.ng bearing surfaces for the relative rotation between the sleeves and the second steps taking end thrusts between the sleeves.

8. A cosmetic stick holder comprising a carrier, a pair of sleeves surrounding the carrier,

at least one.of said sleeves having a helical guide gitudinal extent as seid helical guide means,- one of said sleeves being flxed and the other rotatable relatively thereto, a projection from the sarrier extending' into cobperation with the guidemeans of each sleeve, a rounded casin outside cf said sleeves, said casing having an upper end ing knob se'cured to said sleeve by a flexed piece 1 expanded within the knob.

10. A cosmetic stick holder comprising a tbe 4 having a cap .secured to the lower end thereoi by a flexed piece of material expanded inside the tube to hold the tube against said cap, said cap having its walls 'integrally reinforced and thickened .djacent said expanded piece of material. v

11. A cosmetic stick holder comprising acylindrical casinz, a split sleeve having a guide slot therein for a. carrier pin, said sleeve being frictionally vheld to the casing by the expansive character of the sleeve, another sleeve inside the flrst and also having a slot therein for a. carrier pin, an actuating knob for the second sleeve, the first sleeve being spaced from the casing throughout a. substantial portion o1 its length by means of an integral circumferential bead formed on the flrst sleeve ad:lacent the lower end portion thereof.

12. A .cosmetic sti cl r holder eomprlsing a cas-- ing, a earrier longitudinally movable therein, a

' rotary actuator for thecarrier, means tor trans mitting movement of the actuator to the carrier, said actuator being located at one end of the oasing, and having a smo oth perlphery to permit the operators handto slide over the surface o! the actuatr when the carrier has reached an extremeposition of its travel, said actuator also having a circumiferential groove forming a pair oi! ribs on each side of the groove,

'throughout most of their. length, at least one of said sleeves belie of thin, flexible material.

14. A holder for a cosmetic stick and the like -comprising a carrier, a, pair o! conoentric. rela tively rotatable sleeves around the carrier means for translating the carrier: and including said sleeves which are, spaced apart radially at least throughout most of their length, one of said sleeves beim; provided at at-least one end with a stepped portion adapted to constitute an abutment 1or an end thrust between said sleeves and to serve as a bearing surface for said relative rotation.

15. A toilet stick holder comprising a earrier a pair of sleeves around the 'carrier and capable of relative rotation helioal guide means in each sleeve, the guide means in one sleeve being oppositely inclined with respect to that in the other sleeve, a c arrier piri cooperating with said guide means of each sleeve, at least one of said sleeves being of sheet metal bent to cylindrical shape and longitudinally slit, the im'zlination or said helical guide means in said sleeves'being such as to hold'the carrier ag ainst longitudinal movement under an axial thrust, the helical guide means in the slit sleeve being of less than 360 degrees in angular-extent and arranged so a.s

not to oross said slit.

16. A toilet stick holder comprising a tubular oasing meniber having a longitudinal slot flxed longitudinal slots, a cap closing the end o! said tubular casing out cf virhich the toilet stick is' adapted to be projectted another cap closing the opposite end 013 said casing and adapted to produce'relative rotation between sald slots to move said oarrier longitudinally oi! said casing, said second-m'entioned cap and .o'ne. of said tubular members being secured against longitudinal displacement by means of a disc under oompressive stress causingthe opposite walls of one to be= lla.terally expanded into engag'ement with the NA'I'HAN KASDAN. RICHARD F.

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